SCH Number 2006014003
Project Info
- Title
- Development of Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems
- Description
- The proposed action consists of two parts: (1) NASA, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), proposes to develop in the near-term and qualify for flight two advanced RPSs, the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) and the Stirling Radioisotope Generator (SRG); and (2) in a parallel effort, NASA is funding related long-term research and development (R&D) of alternative radioisotope power systems and power converter technologies.
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